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[Busan Gyeongnam] Ko Chang-pyo manipulative espionage case, appeal hearing also acquitted
SeoulSeoulThe 11th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Park Sam-bong) on Wednesday announced that it has decided to reinstate the 1983 Nationalsecurity law and anti-communist laws, dismissed the prosecutor's appeal in the retrial case of Ko Chang-pyo, who was forcibly arrested, illegally detained, tortured, fabricated as a spy, and wrongfully imprisoned for nearly a decade by the Ministry of Security on charges of violating the law.
Earlier, on May 4, the original trial court (Seoul District Court) admitted that Ko was tortured for more than a month while being coerced into confessing, and ordered the prosecution to produce a suspect interrogation form written at the time, as well as other documents, including a Evidenceof wifewas found not guilty.
The prosecution has appealed whythrough the letter, the Ministry of the Interior investigation process, even if the harshness of the prosecutor's interrogation is acknowledged, it does not negate the arbitrariness of the prosecutor's interrogation of the suspect. This is contrary to Supreme Court precedent, which places the burden of proof on the prosecution to remove any doubt of arbitrariness when the arbitrariness of a confession in front of a prosecutor is disputed. The appeals court ruling also pointed out that the prosecution failed to prove this point."
The committee said, "This ruling will help Mr. Ko, who has suffered long and hardships as a result of being accused of espionage, and the familyto fingersto the families of the victims," he said, adding, "If the prosecution does not accept this acquittal and stall for time to take the case to the Supreme Court, we hope that the grievances of the victims will be resolved."bcode=193060" class="dklink" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; ">appeal, we would like to point out that Mr. Ko's wounds will only get deeper."
Meanwhile, the case is being handled by the Yoo Hyun-seok Public Interest Litigation Fund (wasfundedby Kang Rae-hyuk Lawyer (Law firm Han Byul).
Earlier, on May 4, the original trial court (Seoul District Court) admitted that Ko was tortured for more than a month while being coerced into confessing, and ordered the prosecution to produce a suspect interrogation form written at the time, as well as other documents, including a Evidenceof wifewas found not guilty.
The prosecution has appealed whythrough the letter, the Ministry of the Interior investigation process, even if the harshness of the prosecutor's interrogation is acknowledged, it does not negate the arbitrariness of the prosecutor's interrogation of the suspect. This is contrary to Supreme Court precedent, which places the burden of proof on the prosecution to remove any doubt of arbitrariness when the arbitrariness of a confession in front of a prosecutor is disputed. The appeals court ruling also pointed out that the prosecution failed to prove this point."
The committee said, "This ruling will help Mr. Ko, who has suffered long and hardships as a result of being accused of espionage, and the familyto fingersto the families of the victims," he said, adding, "If the prosecution does not accept this acquittal and stall for time to take the case to the Supreme Court, we hope that the grievances of the victims will be resolved."bcode=193060" class="dklink" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; ">appeal, we would like to point out that Mr. Ko's wounds will only get deeper."
Meanwhile, the case is being handled by the Yoo Hyun-seok Public Interest Litigation Fund (wasfundedby Kang Rae-hyuk Lawyer (Law firm Han Byul).
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Source:CNB News